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The Brandman Agency has added InterContinental San Diego, the 400-room hotel set to open in September with five on-property dining outlets and 95,000 square feet of meeting space. It is located on the grounds of Lane Field, the baseball stadium where the San Diego Padres played from 1936 through 1957—back when they were a minor-league team. The Embarcadero, Little Italy, the San Diego Convention Center and the Gaslamp Quarter are all nearby. “InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is one of the most respected and sought-after luxury hospitality brands in the world and one that we’ve found great success and pleasure in working with,” said Melanie Brandman.
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CooperKatz & Company has picked up INSIGHTEC, Pager and WAHVE Accounting for its client roster. INSIGHTEC is a medical technology company whose Exablate Neuro™ allows neurosurgeons to perform incisionless brain surgery with MR-guided focused ultrasound. Pager has developed an integrated technology platform and personalized clinical to support patients as they access, navigate and coordinate health care services. WAHVE Accounting connects connecting highly-experienced, fully-remote professionals in the “pre-tirement” stage of their careers with companies seeking full-time or part-time accounting expertise. “Each of these new clients adds further depth and breadth to the industries we serve as an agency,” said Anne Green, CEO, CooperKatz & Company. The agency’s other clients include Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, CityMD, Fiserv, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Philips Lighting and The Physicians Foundation.
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Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications has been selected as the U.S. PR agency of record for the newly established Quintana Roo Tourism Board. Quintana Roo, a state on Mexico’s gulf coast, encompasses such tourist destinations as Cancun, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres and Tulum. CIIC will provide strategic counsel, media-driven campaigns and crisis communication for the 11 destinations that make up the State as well as execute high-profile activations. The agency will also work to position the unique attributes of each of the destinations, generating media coverage and increasing consumer awareness. “CIIC's demonstrated experience, strong track record, and expertise in destination tourism in Mexico and the Caribbean made them the ideal PR partner,” said Darío Flota Ocampo, director of the Quintana Roo Tourism Board.
Redpoint is named US-based PR agency of record for Kintetsu Railway, the largest private railway system in Japan...Ogilvy Health is named PR and marketing agency of record for Azurity Pharmaceuticals... Zapwater Communications signs on .HERE Maldives, a resort operated by Seaside Collection... Cherish PR's London-based team has been engaged by the Lagos International Theatre Festival for a UK PR brief to raise awareness of this year’s Festival.
FleishmanHillard is named strategic communications consultancy for the Bay Area Host Committee... Kite Hill is named PR partner for the Artist and the Machine summit, which till take place Nov. 19 in Los Angeles... Alliance Connection, a Detroit-based agency that specializes in all-inclusive resorts, travel and hospitality, wins Elite Island Resorts with properties in Antigua, Barbados and Panama.
Merlot Marketing is named agency of record for Nichiha USA, a manufacturer of building material solutions... Sally Beauty, the consumer retail division of parent company Sally Beauty Holdings, appoints Creative Media Marketing as its public relations agency of record... Doner comes on board as agency of record for Rush Street Gaming, which operates Rivers Casino locations in Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Des Plaines, IL; Portsmouth, VA; and Schenectady, NY.
JPR Group picks up Kimmel Architecture (formerly Kimmel-Bogrette Architecture + Site) to establish a presence in the senior living marketplace... RG2 Communications, adds Pollini at Ladbroke Hall, an Italian restaurant that is part of the 43,000 sq.-ft. Edwardian landmark, which presents live music, contemporary art, dance and gastronomy... M&C Communications assumes PR duties for Hope for Stomach Cancer nonprofit group.
Konnect Agency connects with Crescent Hotels & Resorts... FleishmanHillard specialty agency Methods+Mastery’s "Team BDG” comes on board as agency of record for Blue Diamond Growers... The Lacek Group, a loyalty, CRM and brand marketing agency that is part of Ogilvy One, picks up FNBO financial services outfit.
